Anagrams of lacustrine
Word lacustrine has
1584 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of lacustrine.
- Sterculia
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noun,
any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- truancies
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noun,
the act or state of being truant.
- clarinets
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- centurial
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adjective,
pertaining to a century.
- curtains
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- Etruscan
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noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- Escurial
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noun,
Escorial.
- alunites
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- auricles
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- curtails
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- aesculin
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noun,
esculin.
- retinals
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- retinula
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noun,
a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion.
- centaurs
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- Teucrian
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noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- cislunar
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adjective,
of or relating to the space between the earth and the orbit of the moon.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- tunicles
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- neutrals
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- uralites
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- recusant
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noun,
a person who is recusant.
- taurines
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- insulate
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verb (used with object),
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- Luristan
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noun,
a mountainous region in W Iran.
- Lucretia
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noun,
Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- lunatics
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- cutlines
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- utricles
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- Cernauti
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noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- centrals
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- lucarnes
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noun,
a dormer window.
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- Leuctra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- eluants
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- linters
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- lucarne
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noun,
a dormer window.
- saunter
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- centri-
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- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- relucts
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- sternal
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adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- insular
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noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- incrust
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verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- transl.
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- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- secular
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noun,
a layperson.
- tunicle
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- Lautrec
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noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- Laurens
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noun,
Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- sulcate
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adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- Antlers
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- cutline
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- urinals
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- crustal
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adjective,
of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- nuclear
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noun,
nuclear energy:
- rituals
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- uranite
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- neutral
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cluster
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noun,
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- utricle
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- Renault
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- utensil
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noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- recusal
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noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- luteins
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- curtain
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- curtail
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- curtals
-
noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- curites
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- saltern
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noun,
a saltworks.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- uracils
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- rutiles
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- unlaces
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- cutlers
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- lunatic
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Curtis
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noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- curtal
-
noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- sutler
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- culets
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- rutile
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- lustre
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- luster
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Lurcat
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- lunars
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Lucite
-
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- rustle
-
noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- reluct
-
verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- recti-
-
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- result
-
noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- intra-
-
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- Lieut.
-
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- scler-
-
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- lauric
-
adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Tuinal
-
- austr-
-
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- trans.
-
- cerat-
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- Ulster
-
noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- ultra-
-
- ultras
-
noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- cleans
-
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Cletus
-
noun,
Anacletus.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Arnel
-
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- ante-
-
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Unit.
-
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- sanit
-
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- sarc-
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- sect.
-
- astr.
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- tears
-
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- leuc-
-
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- licet
-
- ulent
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- lect.
-
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- nuci-
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- aeri-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- 30-30
-
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- reni-
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- acet-
-
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Recit
-
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- USLTA
-
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- nitr-
-
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- alti-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- clase
-
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- Seric
-
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- naut.
-
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- uran-
-
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- neut.
-
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- neur-
-
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- nears
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- ster.
-
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- incr.
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- incl.
-
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Srta.
-
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Icel.
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- IATSE
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Ecua.
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- cert.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- caus.
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- treas
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- encl.
-
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cent.
-
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- cine-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Iran.
-
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- intr.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Ital.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- lact-
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- inst.
-
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- tera-
-
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- seti-
-
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Aust.
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- uria
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- uret
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Tues
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- sec.
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- USAR
-
- taur
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- USNA
-
- ter.
-
- USIA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- USCA
-
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USTC
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- USRC
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- str.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- saur
-
- Ste.
-
- SLIC
-
- uni-
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Sra.
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- ten.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tri-
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RNAS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- scr.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tRNA
-
- tel-
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- sur-
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sci.
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- scil
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Aus.
-
- intl
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- aut-
-
- aur-
-
- ins.
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- int.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ates
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ile-
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cal.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Ice.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lat.
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- cur.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ical
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ect-
-
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ELAS
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enc.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cule
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- 1080
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- enl.
-
- cat.
-
- CERN
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- cet-
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- etc.
-
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ens.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- clar
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- rel.
-
- cir.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- est.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- aer-
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Aire
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- NIRA
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ance
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ACLU
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- NCTE
-
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- alt.
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- acr-
-
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- aet.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- ARIS
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ANTU
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- lit.
-
- NTIA
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- CLI
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- cle
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- USC
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- CLR
-
- CSR
-
- ac-
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- uti
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- Ar.
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- UTC
-
- CLU
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- CSA
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- AUC
-
- ae.
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- USR
-
- CNS
-
- USN
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AEC
-
- ASN
-
- ANC
-
- ca.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- uns
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ASU
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- cr.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ASI
-
- Une
-
- UAR
-
- UAE
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- UCR
-
- UIT
-
- ase
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ARU
-
- ult
-
- unc
-
- ARS
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tue
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ure
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TLC
-
- tlr
-
- tr.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- tra
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CEA
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ALU
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- ur-
-
- cs.
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Tu.
-
- USA
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- sc.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- SAR
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- se-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ite
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- IUS
-
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- CST
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NSU
-
- NUL
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NSA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RCA
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- NSC
-
- NRC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- NEC
-
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NRA
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- nr.
-
- RNA
-
- ITC
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ITA
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- en-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ESU
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- STL
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- STI
-
- eu-
-
- ics
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ITU
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ECA
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- TAL
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- Ia.
-
- IRL
-
- in.
-
- Sr.
-
- SNU
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ial
-
- Ir.
-
- SLR
-
- IRC
-
- IRS
-
- ILS
-
- SLE
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- SLA
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ine
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Sta
-
- IAS
-
- St.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- LR
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- ic
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- R.
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- LC
-
- ln
-
- L.
-
- i.
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- EI
-
- TC
-
- CU
-
- CE
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TL
-
- L1
-
- t.
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- le
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NI
-
- UL
-
- NC
-
- UI
-
- SN
-
- T1
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NL
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RU
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SU
-
- L2
-
- TN
-